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21 appetising
adjective (which increases the appetite: an appetizing smell.) aptitretande, aptitlig -
22 approaching
adjective the approaching dawn.) annalkande, stundande -
23 armoured
1) ((of vehicles etc) protected by armour: an armoured car.) bepansrad, pansar-2) (made up of armoured vehicles: an armoured division of an army.) pansar- -
24 astonishing
adjective an astonishing sight.) förvånande, överraskande -
25 astounding
adjective an astounding piece of news.) häpnadsväckande, förbluffande -
26 badly- etc behaved
adjective (good (bad etc) in manners or conduct: badly-behaved children.) snäll/stygg, skötsam/ouppfostrad -
27 balding
adjective (becoming bald.) bli skallig -
28 barefoot(ed)
adjective, adverb (not wearing shoes or socks etc: The children go barefoot on the beach.) -
29 barefoot(ed)
adjective, adverb (not wearing shoes or socks etc: The children go barefoot on the beach.) -
30 beguiling
adjective (charming: a beguiling smile.) charmerande -
31 bevelled
adjective bevelled glass.) slipad, fasad -
32 bi-weekly
adjective, adverb1) ((happening etc) once every two weeks.) [] varannan vecka2) ((happening etc) twice each week.) [] två gånger i veckan -
33 bias(s)ed
adjective ((negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another: a biased judgement.) partisk -
34 bias(s)ed
adjective ((negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another: a biased judgement.) partisk -
35 blinding
1) (tending to make blind: a blinding light.) bländande2) (sudden: He realized, in a blinding flash, that she was the murderer.) plötslig -
36 blossoming
adjective blommande -
37 bluecollar
adjective ((of workers) wearing overalls and working in factories etc: Blue collar workers are demanding the same pay as office staff.) -
38 bowed
adjective ((often with down) bent downwards, eg by the weight of something: The trees were bowed down with fruit.) vara nedtyngd, digna -
39 brand-new
adjective (completely new: a brand-new dress.) splitter ny -
40 breastfed
adjective uppfödd på bröstmjölk
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adjective — 1. general. The term adjective was itself an adjective for a hundred years before it became used as a noun for one of the parts of speech. Joseph Priestley, in The Rudiments of English Grammar (1761), was perhaps the first English grammarian to… … Modern English usage
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adjective — late 14c., as an adjective, adjectival, in noun adjective, from O.Fr. adjectif (14c.), from L. adjectivum that is added to (the noun), neut. of adjectivus added, from pp. of adicere to throw or place (a thing) near, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad ))… … Etymology dictionary
adjective — [aj′ik tiv] n. [ME & OFr adjectif < L adjectivus, that is added < adjectus, pp. of adjicere, to add to < ad , to + jacere, to throw: see JET1] any of a class of words used to modify a noun or other substantive, as by describing qualities … English World dictionary
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adjective — ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a word used to describe or modify a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical. DERIVATIVES adjectival adjective. ORIGIN Old French adjectif, from Latin adicere add … English terms dictionary
adjective — index procedural Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
adjective — [n] word that modifies a noun accessory, additional, adjunct, adnoun, attribute, attributive, dependent, descriptive, identifier, modifier, qualifier; concept 275 … New thesaurus
Adjective — Examples That s an interesting idea. (attributive) That idea is interesting. (predicative) Tell me something interesting. (postpositive) The good, the bad, and the ugly. (substantive) In grammar, an adjective is a describing word; the main… … Wikipedia
adjective — /ˈædʒəktɪv / (say ajuhktiv) noun 1. Grammar a. one of the major word classes in many languages, comprising words that typically modify a noun. b. such a word, as wise in a wise ruler, or in she is wise. –adjective 2. Grammar relating to an… …